VMware, a provider of virtualization solutions for PCs and servers, wants to get into mobile phones, carve up their software and create virtual operating units — much like the company’s products already do with servers in enterprise data centers. The company announced its intentions Monday regarding its nascent VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform, which uses technology it acquired from Trango Virtual Processors last month. The basic idea of abstracting the applications and data from the hardware itself has several reasons behind it.
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VMware Eyes Smartphones as Next Virtualization Bonanza
Posted by: Chris Maxcer November 10, 2008 11:35 AMVMware, a provider of virtualization solutions for PCs and servers, wants to get into mobile phones, carve up their software and create virtual operating units — much like the company’s products already do with servers in enterprise data centers. The company announced its intentions Monday regarding its nascent VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform, which uses technology it acquired from Trango Virtual Processors last month. The basic idea of abstracting the applications and data from the hardware itself has several reasons behind it.